- cut out on someone
- not to come as promised
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
cut out on someone
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cut out the middleman — phrase to deal directly with someone instead of talking to their representatives, or to avoid unnecessary stages in a process Why don’t you cut out the middleman and tell him what you think yourself? Thesaurus: to be or to not be in contact with… … Useful english dictionary
cut out — ► cut out 1) exclude (someone). 2) (of an engine) suddenly stop operating. Main Entry: ↑cut … English terms dictionary
cut out — phrasal verb Word forms cut out : present tense I/you/we/they cut out he/she/it cuts out present participle cutting out past tense cut out past participle cut out 1) a) [transitive] to remove something from a larger piece by cutting cut something … English dictionary
cut out — I verb 1. delete or remove (Freq. 2) Cut out the extra text cut out the newspaper article • Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut out — ADJ: usu with brd neg, v link ADJ, ADJ for n, ADJ to inf If you are not cut out for a particular type of work, you do not have the qualities that are needed to be able to do it well. I left medicine anyway. I wasn t really cut out for it... He… … English dictionary
cut out the middleman — to deal directly with someone instead of talking to their representatives, or to avoid unnecessary stages in a process Why don t you cut out the middleman and tell him what you think yourself? … English dictionary
cut out — to deprive (someone) of something valuable Said formerly by sailors, from singling out a ship in the opposing fleet for concerted attack and capture. The term is also used about displacing a female s partner, especially on the dance floor … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
make mincemeat (out) of someone — make mincemeat (out) of (someone/something) to destroy or defeat someone or something completely. A good lawyer would have made mincemeat of them in court. Etymology: from the literal meaning of mincemeat (= a food in which different things are… … New idioms dictionary
cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… … English new terms dictionary
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
